Private Finished Wings, Woods and Vines

@Max!! (Destra)

(Ebbie in "true" form, at first)

Her vines slipped across the bark as she slowly climbed through the trees. It wasn't a fast way to get around, but she wasn't really moving with a purpose. It had rained a little the night before and it made things a little more slick than was ideal for this and Ebbie was being extra careful not to slip and fall. Her dress however, had suffered a bit from the rain and Ebbie was going to need to return to the dorm to swap it for another before going to class today. She would also need to get her books and sandals too. For now though she was just enjoying being among the trees.

Ebbie's happy "stroll" was interrupted by a loud noise a little ways away in the woods. She had no idea what made the sound, but if something was wrong in the woods she wanted to know what it was and if she needed to deal with it. Carefully she slipped her way back down the trunks of the trees to the ground and quietly approached the source. She unfolded her little bundle of clothes from where it had been sitting, wrapped tightly by one vine to hold it in place behind her. It would be better to take on her glamour form until she knew exactly what was going on.

Hiding within the cover of a bush she worked the magic to make her appear like a human and then she slipped her clothes on. The forest green dress was sleeveless and only came down to her mid thigh, but it was about as conservative as any of her clothing got. The dress had a few damp patches from where the overnight rain had seeped in and she had no shoes but that didn't seem to bother her at all.

"Who's there?" She called out as she stepped forward to confront whomever had made all the noise. "You better not be destroying these woods." Her voice was full of anger. A little too much perhaps, for not even knowing what was going on yet.

Ebbie wasn't quite sure what to make of the scene in front of her when she came upon the little clearing. Oh, she recognized the slumped body of the deer and assumed the large dragon before her had been hunting. She just wasn't very used to stumbling upon dragons here, and more troubling was the number of sharp scales that seemed to be pointed in her direction.

She stopped moving forward as soon as the dragon turned its attention to her and growled. Her swarm of butterflies flapped quickly as they became agitated in response to her mood and two long vines snaked their way out of her shoulders to wrap around the trunk of a tree she had just passed. If the dragon attacked, she would be able to pull herself back to a safer position. He would have a harder time getting between the trees than her.

The woman, who was recognizable still as Ebbie despite the two vines coming out of her otherwise human-looking body, didn't seem to recognize Destra until he spoke to her. She had remained still while he sniffed the air, but after he spoke she knew who he was.

"Destra?" she chuckled as her butterflies started to relax a bit. Her vines however remained as they were just in case. She wasn't stupid- better to leave an escape if she needed it. "With all the noise you made, how could I not come see? A big dragon crashing around and snarling at a poor little deer." The anger had left her voice completely. "But don't let me keep you from your meal. It doesn't bother me. In fact it might bother me if you let it go to waste." She smiled at Destra and winked.


@Max!!

Ebbie stood there and watched the deer be devoured with zero emotional response in her face or among her butterflies. Creatures died to feed others all the time, this was no different than any other natural encounter between prey and predator. She waited patiently until he was finished and relaxed and then let her vines loosen their grip around the tree trunk.

Ebbie did raise an eyebrow when it seemed like Destra was giving her 'permission' to get closer but she walked forward slowly on bare feet towards the dragon, retracting most of the vines' length. She wasn't really scared or nervous, but the ends of her vines coiled around part of her arms rather than slip back beneath her glamoured skin completely. There were other creatures in the woods and she would be ready to deal with them if they showed up. Of course the dragon would probably do a good job of keeping them away.

She laughed, "You don't bite your friends? Am I to infer that I am your friend?" She was quiet for a moment as she thought about something. "Yes, I suppose we can be friends Destra. If not, well I'm pretty sure I wouldn't taste too good to you anyways." She had a friendly smile upon her face.

"So, does the hunting here in the woods suit your needs? I see that you did manage to take down that deer." There was nothing sarcastic about her tone as she approached the general area where Destra' s head was. Her usual scent of plants and wood with the hint of something magical was stronger out here in the woods. It was as if she was more alive. Indeed her swarm of butterflies had grown more numerous than they even had been in the community center. When Ebbie had agreed that they could be friends a few of the butterflies even landed briefly on Destra before taking off again.

@Max!!


((marking thread as finished. The friends chilled for a bit and then went on their way))